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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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Wow, lots of character opportunities today! Great pictures.
Seriously, someone thought the White Rabbit was the Mad Hatter?! He doesn't even have a hat on!!
Many great pics of the WL, Chez, officially my second DVC Home Resort, but probably first in my heart. Though I fell in love with The Bay Lake Tower 2 BR villa last October!
I enjoy the TTA Peoplemover; but I think it is time for them to plus it a bit more, especially since they did more to hide the Space Mountain ride in it's latest rehab. The new lighting is nice. It is still a great ride to relax on and cool off.
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Amazing pictures!
I love Astro Orbiter! Even though I found it more intense than I was expecting, my DS (2.5 at the time) loved the ride!
Umm, how can a person confuse the White Rabbit with Mad Hatter? It's not like the White Rabbit is a blue dog or anything... I think his name is pretty descriptive of what he looks like!
Great updates Cheryl! I have to agree with most people that the AstroOrbiters were not my favorite! I don't know how I looked when I got off but I felt green...kwim!! Don't plan on going on it again unless DD really wants to.
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Finally catching up and enjoying your updates! Your spa day sounds so wonderful. I have yet to indulge, but I'm considering it. Could be a special treat for DD and I! Don't you just love when there are no lines at MK!!! But I must confess that even no wait could get me on the AstroOrbiter ride again. I was so dizzy after riding it the first time that I don't think I'll ever launch again! (I could swear those kinds of rides didn't bother me when I was younger. ) Anyhow... can't wait to read more!
Tomorrowland is wonderful when it's not crowded! Good job going on Astro Orbiter! Isn't it good to know you don't have to do it again now?! Been there, done that.
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I rode Astro Orbiter for the first time as well (back in Feb). I really liked it but I think it might have had something to do with the gale force winds that day!!
Well, you should try everything at least once, right? You should have seen how I looked after getting off, the one time I rode. Very green around the gills. It didn't help that we had twice as long a ride, since no one was waiting to ride and the CM running it felt we'd like to ride 'twice in a row'. Wrong.
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Chez these pics are great! Wow how they bring back so many memories! I cant wait until we can get back! Hopin for this year but for sure goin back next year!!! Lovin this TR hurry back with more!
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Me and Cole in the Sears Tower Skydeck, 103 floors up, in a glass box hanging off the side!
Astro Orbiter can indeed have a "queasy" feel on ones tummy. My DH and Dkids always go on it, but after trying it several different times, I've sworn off of it for good. So Thank You for validating me on this!
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